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Thursday, February 24, 2011

A Hat Like The Cat In The Hat!

I told Cassie that today we were going to make a Dr. Seuss hat. I told her who Dr. Seuss was and that he wrote all the books with "the cat in the hat" on it! Soon after this, she went to grab all of our Dr. Seuss books and wanted me to read them all to her!!! We definitely had a Dr. Seuss filled day! Here is the hat we made----it could be a sculpture too:

First, we used two 12"x18" white papers taped together on the 18" sides (or use a 24"x36" paper).

We cut a bunch of 1 inch by 36 inch strips of colored paper for the stripes of the hat.

We glued the stripes using tiny dots of white glue across the colored papers.

I helped to pick the long stripe of paper up and turn it over onto the large white paper. Too hard for a preschooler! You could create a pattern or multi-colors.

Next, to make the hat "extra fancy" we painted between the stripes with shape and line details!

My daughter decided to paint on the stripes too and I think that looks great too! BEAUTIFUL WORK!
Now, to let it dry for a few hours!

Before fitting it to wear----fringe one longer side about three inches in or so! Fold up the fringe for the brim of the hat.

I carefully shaped the fringed end around my daughter's head, took it off then stapled it! (kinda tricky to get the right fit at first!) Then, I stapled the top and then it was ready to wear or display!

Great idea for Dr. Seuss's birthday - simple, cute, and creative! I featured your post at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/LivingMontessoriNow (also in the Living Montessori Now Community)!